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Goals

Wear my wedding rings again

7 People
 in progress, 
17 People
 achieved this

To be able to have a bath, not just showers

2 People
 in progress, 
3 People
 achieved this

to feel comfortable within myself

3 People
 in progress, 
0 People
 achieved this

get my belly button pierced

31 People
 in progress, 
1 Person
 achieved this

To be a happier healthier me!!!

9 People
 in progress, 
1 Person
 achieved this
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Surgeon Testimonial

Daniel Birch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Birch was very informative and straight forward.
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Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by calgal on 4/9/07 5:51 pm
    hi, best wishes for a smooth surgery and a good recovery. see you soon on the losing side of life.... hugs, sally
  • Comment by Cinnabirst1 on 4/9/07 4:20 pm
    Monique, You will do fine. Take a deep breath and let it out. I will be praying for you as well as everyone on our april message board. See you on the losers side. Cindy
  • Comment by judyanne on 4/7/07 9:45 am
    Tuesday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~ JudyAnne
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Monique's Blog
The diary of one fat chick ...


Managing ...
on August 11, 2007 9:24 am

Well, I didn't go back in to have some of the cc's removed... I have learnt to manage, besides all that I am doing really great in the weight loss department.

I am down another few pounds ... 262!

It's really strange in that I don't see a difference in my weight (which is now 57 pounds) though I can tell in the different clothes that I can now wear ... I have a feeling that I will always see myself as a "fat girl", I need to work on that.

 

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Hangin in there ...
on July 28, 2007 8:32 am
Well, I know what I wrote in my last post about maybe seeing if I was going to need to have a few cc's removed ... well, I have been stickin it out. 

I am pretty uncomfortable most of the time and throw up pretty regularly ... but I am pleased with the weight loss. To date I have lost 54 pounds. Not too shabby. 

My family says they can see the difference ... that there is a big difference - I don't see it, but I do feel it in the clothes that I am now wearing. I started in a 24-26 now I am in a 20 -22. I am happy with that progression. 

I have already gotten rid of alot of my "fat" clothes ... that was a great feeling actually. 

So, as I mentioned I am hangin in there ...  I don't see Dr. Birch until September now. We'll see how things go from here.
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Too many cc's ... ?
on July 10, 2007 10:48 am
Well, I went for another fill yesterday (Monday July 9th) ... and I think I have too many cc's ... everything I ate after the fact I threw up ... I will give it another day or two, but I am thinking I may have to go in and have at least 1/2 cc removed. 

I am now up to 5 cc's, and still looking for the "Sweet Spot" ...

Though the good news is I am down another few pounds ... 272! 

That is a total of 47 pounds since my heaviest point (319) slow and steady baby!
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Every thing has changed ...
on May 10, 2007 12:39 pm
Since my fill of 4 cc's I have been feeling pretty good - other than this darn head cold I have aquired! LOL 

So my heaviest weight was 319 and now I am 287 ... 4 more pounds and I will be at the weight I was 4 years ago when I had my daughter, that's my first milestone. Actually I need to create a list of milestone targets so I have something that I can look at and look forward to ... so let's begin ... 

Weight Loss Goals:

1)  300 reached
2)  290 reached
3)  280 reached
4)  283 ( weight when I had Emily ) reached
5)  275 reached
6)  250
7)  225
8)  219 ( 100 pound weight loss )
9)  200
10) 175 ( Weight I was 9 years ago when I got pregnant with Sameul )
11) 165 ( Grade 12 weight)
12) 155 
13) 145 ( Goal ... I made it!!! )


 
Start 319  287 pounds







275 pounds



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Not sure what to think ...
on April 17, 2007 1:12 pm
I think before and right after surgery I had some sort of unrealistic notion that I was going to be so different after surgery.

But guess what ... I am exactly the same - I still crave all the crap I was eating before and only being able to eat strained food for another week sucks. My stomach indeed has only allowed me to eat in small moderation - but I still feel hungry all of the time. 

I dunno I guess I am just feeling crappy today - I am almost wishing I had the Gastric Bypass so that I could lose weight faster. I have only lost 8 pounds this past week. I would have thought with only eatting 500-700 calories per day (most calories from protein drinks) that I would have dropped alot more. Ugh. 

I go next week to see the surgeon again for my 2 week post op. I am sure we will be filling the band to make the stomach opening even smaller. At least when I get to solid foods I won't be feeling so deprieved. 

Until then. 

Monique
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